BIOL 1611 LABORATORY, MW 12:00pm– 1:20pm

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I Laboratory

SPRING SEMESTER 2006

COURSE SYLLABUS AND GRADING POLICIES

Instructor:       Aisha I. Kelly, M.S.

Office:             Georgia Perimeter College – Rockdale Campus, RA1170

Office hours:   MW 9:00am-11:30am; TR 1:30pm-3:00pm; F 11:00am-1:00pm

Phone:             (770) 278-1355

E-mail:            akell2@gpc.edu

CO-REQUISITE: Biology 1611 Lecture

COURSE TEXTBOOK:

Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual (Cat Version), 7th. ed. by Elaine. N. Marieb, 2002.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a laboratory covering microscopic survey of animal cells and tissues, skeletal system, muscle system (animal dissection and muscle identification of human models), nervous system including the brain and sense organs.

CLASS ATTENDANCE:

Classes begin promptly at 12:00 pm.  While student attendance is not mandatory, it is essential for complete understanding of the material covered in class.  Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. There will not be an opportunity to turn in or make up any assignments, class activities, or exams resulting from a student’s absence.  In the case of any absence, the student is responsible for all work missed. 

GRADING:  

            Composition of the Final Grade                                             Grading Scale                                       

            5 Laboratory exams       (80%)                                                  A = 90 – 100%

            In-class assignments    (20%)                                                   B = 80 – 89%

                                                                                                                C = 70 – 79%

                                                    D = 60 – 69%

                                                                                                   F = Below 60%

            Extra Credit

Individual extra credit projects or papers will not be considered.

            Withdrawal Policy

All withdrawals must be student-initiated.  A student who officially withdraws from this course by midpoint will receive a “W.”  A student who withdraws after the midpoint of the grading period (including final examinations) will receive a “WF” unless approval as a hardship withdrawal is received from the appropriate department head or dean.  Students that stop attending classes and do not fill out the necessary paperwork for withdrawal will receive an “F” for the course.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT STATEMENT

If you are a student who is disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and require assistance or support services, please seek assistance through the Center for Disability Services. A CDS Counselor will coordinate those activities.

Center for Disability Services

Students with a documented disability who require support services are encouraged to contact the counselors at the Center for Disability Services to determine whether they qualify for support services (tutors, interpreters, note-takers, and classroom modifications).  Please contact the Center at (404) 299-4038.

ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY

As a community committed to learning, it is expected that students attending Georgia Perimeter College will be honest in the presentation of their own academic work.  In keeping with this expectation, the College recognizes and specifies that students shall not attempt to defraud, deceive, or mislead an instructor in arriving at an honest grade assessment.

Any attempt to defraud, deceive, or mislead constitutes cheating.  Plagiarism is a form of cheating that involves presenting as one’s own the ideas or work of another.  Both cheating and plagiarism are examples of academic dishonesty.  As applied to student users of Georgia Perimeter computer systems, academic dishonesty also includes, but is not limited to:

1. Submitting the programs, documentation, or program results of another person as one’s own;
2. Obtaining or attempting to obtain unauthorized access to information stored in electronic form; and/or
3. Submitting false results of a program’s output for a class assignment or falsifying the results of program execution for the purpose of improving a grade.

Students are informed of the Academic Honesty Policy through the Georgia Perimeter College Catalog, through the Student Handbook, and through applicable course syllabi, statements of course requirements, and statements of use of Georgia Perimeter College computer systems.

Both initial and any subsequent violation of this policy will result in a formal hearing by the Student College Court.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT

Georgia Perimeter College adheres to affirmative action policies designed to promote diversity and equal opportunity for all faculty and students.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

No person shall, on the grounds of race, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age, or disability, be excluded from employment or participation in, denied benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by Georgia Perimeter College.

PLEASE NOTE:  The content of this syllabus is tentative and subject to modification when necessary.

PROTOCOL FOR LABORATORY SAFETY
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL

General Laboratory Safety Protocol

1. Bare feet are not permitted in the lab and open-toed shoes are discouraged.
2. Absolutely no smoking, drinking, or eating is allowed in any Science laboratory.
3. Desktops must be cleaned before and after each laboratory meeting.
4. All materials must be returned to their proper storage area at the end of the lab period.
5. Glassware and instruments must be cleaned and dried.
6. The tabletop area is not to be used for materials that are not essential to the experiment (e.g., pocketbooks, lecture text books, etc.). Store materials away from the work area.
7. Safety goggles must be worn in the lab when instructed.
8. Gloves must be worn at all times while dissecting, working with preserved specimens, or hazardous chemicals.
9. Bandage all cuts on hands before dissecting or using chemical reagents.
10. No lab material of any kind may leave the laboratory.
11. Always wash hands before leaving the laboratory.
12. Never wear loose jewelry while working in a laboratory.
13. Students must only handle their own bodily fluids.

General Chemical Safety Protocol

1. Some chemicals used in this laboratory may be absorbed by contact lenses. It is advisable to remove contacts before lab or wear tight fitting goggles during lab exercises that will involve these chemicals.
2. In the event of any accident, notify the instructor immediately.
   Do not attempt to clean up broken glass or spilled chemicals yourself.
3. Do not taste chemicals or pipet solutions by mouth.
4. Dispose of all chemical waste in the proper waste container.
   NEVER pour any chemical down the sink without permission from your instructor.

Proper Equipment Safety Protocol

1. Care must be taken when handling and carrying microscopes. Carry microscopes with both hands.
2. Microscopes must be stored with the lowest magnification lens in position on the nosepiece. The lens must be cleaned with only lens paper. Lights should be turned off and the electrical cord properly secured. All immersion oil must be cleaned from the lenses and stage before leaving the lab.
3. Make sure that gas nozzles and water faucets are turned OFF before leaving the lab.
4. Be cautious when using hot plates. Assume that any hot plate on a bench or table is still hot and do not pick it up.
5. When using bunsen burners, long hair must be tied back and extreme care taken when working around the flame. The burner should be positioned on the lab worktable beyond the immediate work area.
6. Chairs should be pushed under the tables at the end of the lab period.
7. Do not write on models or charts at any time.
8. Care must be taken when working with models. All models must be reassembled (or disassembled when working with molecular models) and returned to their proper storage area at the end of each lab period.

Biohazard and Chemical Waste Protocol

1. Always dispose of chemical waste as instructed.
2. Place chemical waste in properly labeled storage containers.
3. Never pour any chemical down sink drains unless instructed to do so by your laboratory instructor.
4. Always place only solid biohazard waste in the red-bag lined Biohazard Waste Box.
5. Dispose of broken glass into the Glass Disposal Box.
6. Dispose of broken slides, used toothpicks, or any other small sharp objects into the Sharp's Container.
7. Even though simulated blood or sterile blood used in some experiments is considered non-hazardous, it should be still be treated as though it was hazardous. Dispose of pipets or toothpicks used in the blood experiments only into the Sharp's container or Biohazard Waste Box as instructed by your laboratory instructor.
8. Dispose of bacterial gram stained slides into the Sharp's Container or as instructed.

Last modified 22 July 2003

 CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONALISM
AGREEMENT

The College is a community of learners. Students, as well as faculty, have a responsibility for creating and maintaining an environment that supports effective instruction. In order for faculty members to provide and students to receive effective instruction in classrooms, laboratories, online courses, and other learning areas, Georgia Perimeter College expects students to conduct themselves in an orderly and cooperative manner.

Please refer to the Student Conduct Code of GPC which notes that "failure by a student to follow prescribed rules of conduct will subject him or her to disciplinary sanctions by the College Court and/or Dean of Student Services."

A significant part of the course grade will be based on professional conduct.  The classroom [and laboratory] is an adult learning environment and should be treated as such.  Professionalism will be based on the attitudes and responsibilities exhibited by students as adult learners.  The following will be expectations of professional conduct by the student in the classroom and laboratory environment.
I agree to the following:

• Coming to class on time.
• Not leaving the class early for any reason other than an emergency. 
• Doing your own work and not plagiarizing.
• Upholding the College Academic Honor Code by not cheating on assignments, quizzes, and exams or attempting to do so.
• Turning off all electronic devices unless there is an emergency. 
• Notifying the instructor prior to missing assignments, quizzes, or exams.
• Maintaining a clean environment including the responsibility of cleaning laboratory glassware used and placing materials in their proper storage areas.
• Respecting other students and their opinions
• Respecting the instructor
• Not exhibiting disruptive behavior in the classroom.
• Not discussing grades in the classroom.
• Participating in classroom discussions.
• Being prepared for class including purchasing any additional materials needed for the course.
• Reading assigned materials prior to class.
• Being responsible for your grade.
• Turning in assignments when due.
• Not playing games on classroom computers while in class.
• Not downloading or uploading any computer programs or pornography on college computers.
• Reading, understanding and complying with all expectations indicated in a course syllabus.
• Complying with and following all class policies and procedures as instituted by individual class instructors.

FORM OF UNDERSTANDING AND
COMMITMENT TO SAFETY CONTRACT

This document must be signed and returned to the laboratory instructor by the second (2^nd.) laboratory class meeting.

1. I have received a printed copy or have been instructed as to how to retrieve from the Internet a copy of the laboratory syllabus and safety protocol.
2. I have read and understand all policies concerning laboratory protocol as outline in the laboratory syllabus.
3. I have been instructed in laboratory safety rules and hazardous material disposal and will follow these rules at all times while in the laboratory.
4. I understand that I may be penalized or withdrawn from the laboratory class by violating any safety rule or hazardous material protocol.
5. I understand that if I withdraw from lab, I will be automatically withdrawn from lecture.
6. I understand that disposing of regular trash articles into a designated red bag lined biohazard box is in severe violation of the safety protocol and may be punishable by immediate withdrawal from the lab and consequently from the lecture class.
7. I understand that I cannot remove any material from the laboratory.
8. I will not mutilate, disfigure, or destroy any laboratory material/equipment utilized in the lab.
9. I will only present original work and not that of others.
10. I understand the penalties concerning plagiarism and cheating.
11. I will clean up whatever mess I make including washing test tubes and beakers.
12. I will come to lab prepared to conduct/perform laboratory experiments/exercises.
13. I will not bring any type of food or drink into any laboratory.
14. I will not reconfigure the lab computers nor install any program onto the lab computers.
15. I understand that taking, damaging, or the malicious destruction of Georgia Perimeter College property (i.e. Destruction or taking of models, slides, scopes, chemicals, etc.) is prohibited and will be subject to punishment prescribed in accordance with the Student Responsibilities Section of the college catalog.